Antibiotic Selection Pressure and Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes

We correlated outpatient antibiotic use with prevalence of penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae (PNSP), macrolide-resistant S. pneumoniae (MRSP), and macrolide-resistant S. pyogenes (MRGAS) in 20 countries. Total antibiotic use was correlated with PNSP (r = 0.75; p < 0.001), as was...

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Main Authors: Albrich, Werner C., Monnet, Dominique L., Harbarth, Stephan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322805/